Originally Posted by: RagonichaFulvaI am a beginner, so I believe that I am presing too much on the strings when fretting. Nevertheless, I believe this is something that will dissapear with time when I get confident, isn't it or shall I exercise fretting every time with less pressure? I ask this because in the CORE System it is said that professional guitarrists have sometimes this issue too.

The problem will not disappear by itself, you are right in assuming that you must practice to play with less tension; pros do this too so it is not a biginner issue :)

1) Fret a note with a good amount of pressure and pluck the note
2) repeat step one and keep reducing the amount of pressure with each attempt
3) when you reach a point that there is so little pressure that the note produced is no longer clear, add one "step" extra pressure

that's how much strength you need to use!

Keep this at the back of your mind whilst practicing.

Also bear in mind that you may suffer serious injuries if you exert too much pressure so do take this seriously.

Also the more relaxed you feel tension wise, the faster you will play!

Happy playing!

Dave